2014/15 Theme Discussion

71006 The Simpsons House

Ages 12+ 2,523 pieces

US $199.99 - CA $229.99 - DE 199.99€ - UK £179.99 - DK 1,699.00 DKK

*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!

Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more.

Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail.

Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror.

Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more.

Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, broom, toolbox, tools and the family car, complete with dent (because only in a LEGO world are dents a plus!), opening trunk and ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant. Step outside onto the terrace and you’ll find loads of cool items, including a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof.

The Simpsons™ House is the perfect collector’s item for fans of all ages. Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders.

Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders
First floor includes yellow and light-blue tiled floor, sink, oven and stove, drawers, cups, pot, pan, bowl, mixer, plates, cake tins, cutlery, dining table and 4 chairs
Living room features TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, couch, boat painting, telephone, carpet, purple piano and staircase to the second floor with family photos
Bart’s room features a bed, night lamp, desk with pin board, chair, Krusty the Clown poster, skateboard, shelves with books, radio and a cap
Marge and Homer’s bedroom features a bed, 2 side tables, Maggie’s crib and Marge’s bagLisa’s room features a vanity mirror with hairbrush, stool, bed, table with lamp and cup, shelves with books, magnifying glass, backpack and a jazz poster on the wall
Bathroom features a shower, toilet, sink and a mirror
Detachable garage features the family car, tools, workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, toolbox and a broom
Family car with space for 4 minifigures features a dent in the front and an opening trunk to store Homer’s suitcase and a ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant
Outside area includes a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof
Can you spot all the items Homer has “borrowed” from Ned Flanders?
Remove the roof and top floor to access the different rooms inside
House is hinged in the middle for easy access
The perfect set for fans of LEGO® brick building and The Simpsons™!
The Simpsons™ House measures over 9” (23cm) high, 16” (42cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning February 2014 via shop.LEGO.com and LEGO Stores.

Some The LEGO Movie Polybags have been leaked! Here is one to wet your appetite as we get the rest added!

Here are the last two large sets that will be hitting shops this summer with the release of The LEGO Movie!

I seem to have missed a set with my original post, here is the last of the summer wave.

Summer TLM sets by Brickset, on Flickr

Just to wet your whistle while we wait for the release of The LEGO Movie, here is a new small magnet set!

The Simpsons Home is now for sale to only VIP customers! Be sure to snap it up before the masses get to it.   

Translated From French Via Brickset User Rancorbait
"2014 will mark the arrival of the range Ultra LEGO Agents , which kockamania.hu has unveiled the logo above on his facebook page .
Brought up to the day of the outing 2008/2009 Agents range? New Action / espionage oriented concept? Want trampling flowerbeds Playmobil whose series Top Agents and Top Agents 2.0 are marketed since 2010 and are probably themselves inspired LEGO products Agents?
If I believe the first descriptions of sets 2014 published on Eurobricks , there is a similar content to that proposed by LEGO in 2008/2009: An impressive truck type Command Center , the mechs , planes, etc ...
Color side Black and Lime apparently coast on these new sets, two colors that are also found on some sets of Top Agents range from 2.0 Playmobil.
However, keep in mind that the visuals that are described are from the catalog retailer and are therefore not the final sets that will be marketed versions:
70160 Riverside Raid - 88 pieces
70161 Tremor Track Infiltration - 241 pieces
70162 Infearno Interception - 313 pieces
70163 Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown - 429 pieces
70164 Hurricane Heist - 589 pieces
70165 Ultra Agent Mission HQ - 1048 pieces"

Four new TMNT sets have surfaced!

Here is this years inside tour set!

A ton of pictures have finally been leaked from German Toyfair. First of all we have two videos:


and then a wonderful article from Groovebricks!

Tons more Toyfair photos have been released. Here is one to warm you up while we get them added!

It looks like this will be the March Polybag for $75+ purchases at the LEGO stores. This figure is also a possible bid for the Comic Con figure (or some version there of) so be sure to snatch one up soon!

Brickfan has posted yet more great pictures of the new summer wave sets! Be sure to check them out!

While we are waiting for the Simpsons collectible series, Amazon US has discounted Series 4 to $1.59!

Here is a nice scan of the new Architecture set! It looks pretty great, the usage of the micro figures is top notch!

German website spielgetest.at has posted what looks like to be the remainder of the 2014 summer sets!

The LEGO Movie opened this Weekend at #1 with rave reviews. It looks like the large way (15-sets!) has paid off and as the movie has been a surprise smash hit across the boards, with a 95% on rotten tomatoes! There is some rumors of a sequel in the works so we might just be talking about these sets round two this time next year!

The LEGO Movie polybag minifigs by Brickset, on Flickr
Here are some nice photos from Brickset of the new The LEGO Movie polybags!

More pictures of the Arctic city sub theme have been real eased today! The orange color theme looks great, too bad they jumped the shark with pre made canopies.

One of the first Guardians of the Galaxy sets has had pictures leak. It looks pretty great! Despite looking a lot like Chima.

Both Metalbeards Sea Cow and the Ghostbusters Cuusooo set have been revealed at Toyfair NY. Here is some info!

Ghostbusters by Brickset, on Flickr
USD $49.99 / CAD $59.99.
This fun and iconic vehicle from the blockbusting ‘80s movie is fully loaded with all the paranormal detection equipment needed to track down those ghastly ghosts. It also features cool Ghostbusters logo decoration, removable roof, tracking computer and seats for 3 minifigures.



70810 MetalBeard’s Sea Cow, Ages 14+ 2,741 Pieces

US $249.99, CA $299.99, DE 249.99€, UK £169.99, DK 2,199.00 DKK

Help our heroes escape the Micro Managers on MetalBeard’s Sea Cow!

Shiver me timbers, the Micro Managers are approaching our heroes and MetalBeard aboard his wacky Sea Cow ship. Climb the mast to keep a look-out. Fire the powerful shooting cannons from the side of the ship to repel the Micro Managers. And watch out – one has flick missiles and the other can shoot a net! Raise the anchors, spin the rear propellers and steer the ship to safety with the mini version of MetalBeard at the wheel. Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty.

Battle 2 Micro Managers with The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow with mini version of MetalBeard, 4 minifigures and cow with wings!

Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty
MetalBeard’s Sea Cow features chimney, 2 anchors, 4 back propellers, 2 huge side turbines, lanterns, 2 gold keys, 2 bottles, bottle with printed ship, box with 4 black coals, hammer, wrench, shovel, gold crowbar and a barrel with 2 rammers. Plus cannon and ammunition deck with 6 cannons and 2 boxes with cannon ammunition (12 pieces), and boiler room with 2 flint guns, 2 flint pistols and 2 swords. Also features captain’s room with treasure chest containing 6 gold coins, 2 red jewels and 2 green jewels, 2 blueprints, 2 maps, globe, sextant, ink vial and quill, and a portrait of MetalBeard
Also includes a cow with wings!
The large Micro Manager features fold-up wings with hidden flick missiles, 2 claws and fold-down satellite dish
The small Micro Manager features a net shooter
Weapons include 2 flint guns, 2 flint pistols and 2 swords
Steer the ship with the mini MetalBeard with sword and treasure chest
Fire the cannons on both sides of the ship to fend off attackers
Take off the funnel to access the cannon and ammunition deck
Open the top to access the captain’s cabin and check out the maps, treasure chest, MetalBeard portrait and more!
Open the doors to the boiler room to access the weapons
Turn the exhaust to raise and lower the anchors
Rotate the giant side turbines
Place a minifigure on the fore mast to operate the mounted guns
Keep a look-out from the crow’s nest
Get the fire going below the huge funnel
Make the rear propellers spin and speed away
Watch The LEGO® Movie to see all your favorite characters in action
MetalBeard’s Sea Cow measures over 22” (58cm) high, 24” (61cm) long and 7” (19cm) wide
The Micro Manager (large) measures over 3” (9cm) high, 4” (12cm) long and 4” (12cm) wide
The Micro Manager (small) measures over 1” (5cm) high, 2” (6cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide
Mini MetalBeard measures over 4” (11cm) high, 5” (13cm) deep, and 5” (13cm) wide
Double-decker couch measures over 3” (8cm) high, 3” (10cm) wide and less than 1” (2cm) long

Metalbeards Seacow is now for sale to VIP members in the US and the UK! Be sure to pick them up before the general release so you don't miss it!

Mixels by Brickset, on Flickr

Brickset, as always, has come through with some great pictures of the Pixels!

All Spring 2014 sets are now listed at Shop at Home for your ordering pleasure. While it will be expensive to pick ALL of them up, these sets are still sporting lower then usual prices.

Apparently my years old Doctor Who april fools joke, check the front page, wasn't too far off as LEGO is now allowing Cuusoo sets to feature the Doctor. This is a rather weird development as a clone brand "Characterbuilding" seems to hold those rights currently. We are really not sure what is going on, or why this suddenly hit with nothing motivating it.

sand by kjavis88, on Flickr

The First picture of the USC Sandcrawler that is believed to be being released on May 4th has been leaked today.

It looks like we will be getting our first Miniland scale yet in the form of a park promotional after years of the size being a mainstay at parks and conventions alike.

LEGO just posted this image of their latest cake topper! These little unsuspected sets have been slowly improving in quality and this one would be the best one yet! Featuring an only slightly modified collectable minifigure and podium.

75059 Sandcrawler, Ages 14+ 3,296 Pieces

US $299.99 - CA $349.99 - DE 299.99€ - UK £249.99 - DK 2,799.00 DKK

Collect a true icon of the classic Star Wars universe – the mighty Sandcrawler!

Recreate unforgettable scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with this amazing LEGO incarnation of the Jawas’ desert-going vehicle, the Sandcrawler. Turn the knob at the rear and steer the Sandcrawler into position, lower the front ramp and offload the droids using the 2 working cranes.

Luke Skywalker and his Uncle, Owen Lars, are sure to be impressed with the selection on offer: there’s R2-D2, an R1-series Droid, an R2 unit, R5-D4, a Treadwell Droid, Gonk Droid and even C-3PO.

When the sale is complete, lift the side panels and top to reveal more great features inside, like the engine, storage bay, cockpit and more. There’s even a speeder bike for when the Jawas need to venture outside.

Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker, Uncle Owen, C-3PO and 4 Jawas, plus R2-D2, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid, Gonk Droid, R5-D4 and a Treadwell Droid.

Travel the dunes with the LEGO Star Wars™ Sandcrawler with working cranes, detailed interior, 7 minifigures, 5 droids and lots more!

Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker, Uncle Owen, C-3PO and 4 Jawas, plus R2-D2, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid, Gonk Droid, R5-D4 and a Treadwell Droid
Features 8 tracks with steering function, lowering front ramp, opening side flaps, removable top, working cranes, speeder bike, opening hatch for easy access to the boxes, attachable handles for lifting boxes, and a detailed interior including engine bay, storage bay and cockpit
Also includes stock for old droids and droid parts
Weapons include a lightsaber for Luke Skywalker
Sell droids to Luke and his Uncle
Keep your droids well maintained
Pretend to suck R2-D2 up into the Sandcrawler – just like in the movie!
Own your own iconic vehicle from the classic Star Wars universe
Relive classic moments from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
Measures over 9” (24cm) high, 18” (48cm) long and 6” (16cm) wide
Available for sale directly through LEGO beginning May 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO Stores or via phone.

"The decision has been made to change the packaging for future “LEGO exclusive” Star Wars sets to include the UCS seal and de-link from the core Star Wars packaging. In addition to the packaging change, an update has been made to the building instructions. The building instructions will have additional pages detailing the model’s connection to the movie and its development process. Much as the Creator Expert badge differentiates the larger models from the core assortment, the goal of this change is to better communicate to builders that these sets represent our biggest building challenge in the LEGO Star Wars theme."

LEGO just the following concerning the designation of the Sandcrawler as USC despite not having the tell-tale plaque that every set prior had.

The Starwars Visual Dictionary Minifigure has been revealed to be a Yellow-Skin Skywalker!

The Brick Popper! by Brickset, on Flickr

Brickset has posted about a new third party brick separator that I think would be of interest to all of you. I am not sure why you would need one, nor how long it will last will all that copy write misuse, but it sure looks more durable then the LEGO one!

LEGO has seemed to really fall for value packaging this year with Shop at Home adding upwards of ten Product Collections that combine several sets for a lower cost. I am surprised they are pushing this so hard, as in the past it has never worked, but I guess it will same some of us a lot of money.

Just quick update on the Volvo Backloader, eurobricks (tiss tiss) staff member Superkalle has had a hand in the development. He is a top notch engineer and technic builder so this model will be great to get our hands on for sure.

2x2 box by Brickset, on Flickr It Appears LEGO is trying to clear out some of their storage cubes in the UK with new The Lego Movie branding!

The LEGO Minecraft Facebook page just posted what appears to be an image of our forth Miniworld set depicting The End. It is hard to see from the picture, but it appears we will get many Endermen along with a new Dragon design!

The First of the Friends summer wave sets have been leaked revealing the Jungle Rescue sub theme!

4000010 LEGO House by Brickset, on Flickr

Brickset has posted a picture of a set that will be alavable to shops effected by the construction of The LEGO House in Billund!

We just got some interesting news from Brickset about the LEGO Movie Blue-Ray!
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We've just received interesting news about the Blu-ray release of The LEGO Movie from someone in the US. Unfortunately they haven't provided a name or email address so I can't corroborate it, but it seems plausible:

"A friend of mine just took a survey about the collector's edition of The LEGO movie, and showed me an image of the package, including the exclusive minifigure. It's the prologue version of Vitruvious with normal eyes, wearing a grey headband, has a printed amulet and robes. It appears that it's only included with the collector's edition that includes DVD, Blu Ray, 3D and digital copy of the movie.""

Here is some leaked, possibly fake, box art for the special edition release of The LEGO Movie. We can see the touted Vitruvious figure prominently displayed taking up over a forth of the box.

40116 Hero Factory Mini-model by Brickset, on Flickr
Brickset has posted pictures of a rather rare Hero Factory polybag featuring the new minifigure sized figures! It appears to not be listed on Bricklink yet, nor for sale on Ebay so this may be our only look at this model for a little while.

Here are the first pictures of the new Simpsons collectable Minifigures! They look really good, and the heads appear to be the higher quality ones despite the complex molding. We can't wait for them to reach the market.